European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
European Spaceflight reports: CNES has launched a call for proposals under its CRYOSTARS initiative to develop and demonstrate in-orbit cryogenic propellant storage and refuelling technologies.
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By Space Policy Online: Posted: May 29, 2025 9:51 pm ET | Last Updated: May 29, 2025 10:18 pm ET | Elon Musk spoke to SpaceX employees on May 29 with an update on plans to make humanity a multi-planet species.
Wall Street Journal
• Micah Maidenberg
By Wall Street Journal: Elon Musk is ready to get obsessed with his companies again. There’s a lot for him to contend with at Tesla, SpaceX and xAI. .
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China launches classified Shijan-26 satellite with Long March 4B rocket China carried out its ninth launch of the month early Thursday, sending the secretive Shijian-26 spacecraft into orbit.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: Radio astronomy, which observes extremely faint emissions from astronomical objects, could suffer from all the added satellites in orbit. This was in a recent paper by an international team of researchers who considered the impact of megaconstellations on radio astronomy.
Breaking Defense
• Theresa Hitchens
By Breaking Defense: "With a 16 metric ton to orbit capability, Eclipse is a sweet spot for programs like NSSL Lane 1 and a natural fit to launch proliferated constellations," said Firefly CEO Jason Kim.
Space.com
• Mike Wall
By Space.com: The company's current mark is 134, which was set last year.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting June 13 to launch the second batch of satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation. .
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
New Scientist
• Jonathan O’Callaghan
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
